‘Atropia’ Wins Grand Jury Prize At 2025 Sundance Film Festival

The 2025 Sundance Film Festival has two more days of in-person and online screenings, but the world premieres have been over since Tuesday. This morning, the festival revealed its juried and audience awards. The big winners were “Atropia,” “Seeds,” “Twinless,” “East of Wall,” and “André is an Idiot.” READ MORE: ‘Lurker’ Review: Alex Russell masterfully dissects the fanatic in pop star fandom [Sundance] The U.S. Grand Jury Prize Dramatic went to Hailey Gates’ “Atropia.” Set during the Iraq War, Alia Shawkat plays a struggling actress who pretends to play an Iraqi in a fake Iraqi city set up to train soldiers in the California desert. Continue reading ‘Atropia’ Wins Grand Jury Prize At 2025 Sundance Film Festival at The Playlist.

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‘Atropia’ Wins Grand Jury Prize At 2025 Sundance Film Festival
Atropia, Callum Turner, Alia Shawkat‘Atropia’ Wins Grand Jury Prize At 2025 Sundance Film Festival

The 2025 Sundance Film Festival has two more days of in-person and online screenings, but the world premieres have been over since Tuesday. This morning, the festival revealed its juried and audience awards. The big winners were “Atropia,” “Seeds,” “Twinless,” “East of Wall,” and “André is an Idiot.”

READ MORE: ‘Lurker’ Review: Alex Russell masterfully dissects the fanatic in pop star fandom [Sundance]

The U.S. Grand Jury Prize Dramatic went to Hailey Gates’ “Atropia.” Set during the Iraq War, Alia Shawkat plays a struggling actress who pretends to play an Iraqi in a fake Iraqi city set up to train soldiers in the California desert.

Continue reading ‘Atropia’ Wins Grand Jury Prize At 2025 Sundance Film Festival at The Playlist.